VIDEO DISPLAY DEVICE SYSTEM, HEARTBEAT SPECIFYING METHOD, HEARTBEAT SPECIFYING PROGRAM

• US 20170371408A1
• Filed: 06/27/2017
• Published: 12/28/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2016
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: FOVE, inc.
• Original Assignee: FOVE, inc.
• Inventors: Wilson, Lochlainn
• Application Number:
  US15/634,777
• Publication Number:
  US 20170371408A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0219 Inertial sensors, e.g. accelerometers, gyroscopes, tilt switches
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/00 Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes eye inspection using ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves A61B8/10; devices for treatment of the eyes A61F9/00; exercisers for the eyes A61H5/00; optical systems in general G02B
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/113 for determining or recording eye movement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1102 Ballistocardiography
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1114 Tracking parts of the body
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6803 Head-worn items, e.g. helmets, masks, headphones or goggles
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7278 Artificial waveform generation or derivation, e.g. synthesising signals from measured signals A61B5/327 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/163 Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence

Abstract

A video display system capable of detecting heartbeat of a user by being mounted on the head of a user when used is provided. The video display system comprises a video display device that is mounted on the head of a user when used and a heartbeat detection device that detects the heartbeat of the user is provided, wherein video display device includes an acceleration sensor that sequentially outputs measured acceleration information and a first transmission unit that sequentially transmits the acceleration information to the heartbeat detection device, and the heartbeat detection device includes a first reception unit that receives the acceleration information transmitted from the video display device and a heartbeat detection unit that detects the heartbeat of the user from a waveform indicating a change in acceleration based on the received acceleration information.

Claims

1. A video display system comprising a video display device that is mounted on the head of a user when used and a heartbeat detection device that detects the heartbeat of the user,

wherein the video display device includes

an acceleration sensor that sequentially outputs measured acceleration information;

and

a first transmission unit that sequentially transmits the acceleration information to the heartbeat detection device, and

the heartbeat detection device includes

a first reception unit that receives the acceleration information transmitted from the video display device; and

a heartbeat detection unit that detects the heartbeat of the user from a waveform indicating a change in acceleration based on the received acceleration information.

2. The video display system according to claim 1, further comprising a gaze detection device,

wherein the video display device further includes

a display unit that displays an image;

and

an imaging unit that captures an image of an eye of a user that views the image and is irradiated with invisible light,

the first transmission unit transmits a captured image captured by the imaging unit to the gaze detection device, and

the gaze detection device includes

a second reception unit that receives the captured image;

a gaze detection unit that detects a gaze direction of the user via the captured image; and

an image generation unit that generates an image to be displayed on the video display device on the basis of the gaze direction of the user.

3. The video display system according to claim 2,

wherein the first transmission unit transmits acceleration information to the gaze detection device, and

the image generation unit specifies a direction of the user'"'"'s body on the basis of the acceleration information and generates an image according to the specified direction.

4. The video display system according to claim 2,

wherein the heartbeat detection device further includes a second transmission unit that transmits information on the heartbeat of the user detected by the heartbeat detection unit to the gaze detection device,

the second reception unit receives information on the heartbeat, and

the image generation unit generates an image on the basis of the information on the heartbeat.

5. The video display system according to claim 1,

wherein the heartbeat detection device further includes a storage unit that stores waveform information indicating a typical waveform of a heartbeat, and

the heartbeat detection unit detects the heartbeat of the user on the basis of a correlation between a waveform based on a change in acceleration based on the acceleration information and the waveform information.

6. The video display system according to claim 1,

wherein the heartbeat detection unit detects the heartbeat of the user on the basis of a correlation between a waveform in a predetermined first period and another waveform in a second period included in the waveform based on the change in acceleration based on the acceleration information.

7. The video display system according to claim 1,

wherein the video display device is a head mounted display.

8. A heartbeat specifying method comprising

an acquiring step of sequentially acquiring acceleration information from an acceleration sensor included in a video display device that is mounted on the head of a user when used, and

a specifying step of specifying the heartbeat of the user on the basis of the sequentially acquired acceleration information.

9. A heartbeat specifying program that allows a computer to execute

an acquiring function for sequentially acquiring acceleration information from an acceleration sensor included in a video display device that is mounted on the head of a user when used, and

a specifying function for specifying the heartbeat of the user on the basis of the sequentially acquired acceleration information.